JOJO SCANLON
ABOUT
JoJo Scanlon is an Award-Winning Writer/Director based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2022 and received his BA in Filmmaking cum laude with a focus on Writing and Directing.JoJo’s Filmmaking journey started in Middle School when he was introduced to the world of making films at a summer camp at his local library. He discovered that writing and editing came very naturally to him and decided he wanted to become a Filmmaker when he grew up. In High School, JoJo produced a live action web-series on YouTube with his friends that helped him learn more about the craft of Filmmaking.JoJo attended Columbia College Chicago from 2018-2022. During his time at Columbia, JoJo created a number of projects including short films, scripts, podcasts, and a commercial campaign. JoJo also spent a semester in Los Angeles, California, where he worked for Starburns Industries INC as a Development Intern.After graduating in May of 2022, JoJo moved back to his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, to independently produce a proof-of-concept pilot for an animated adult-comedy series that JoJo created while living in LA called "BRUTUS".Since wrapping production in May of 2023, "BRUTUS" has won Best Animation from the Vegas Movie Awards, South Carolina Underground Film Festival, and Atlanta Comedy Film Festival."BRUTUS" has also received an Outstanding Technical Achievement in Animation award from the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. At the C-47 Film Festival, "BRUTUS" was presented with an award for Best TV Pilot and Kim Spurgeon, the Director of the Nevada Film Board, presented JoJo with the Nevada Filmmaker Award."BRUTUS" has received Official Selection from the Another Hole in The Head Film Festival, the Dam Short Film Festival, and the DaVinci International Film Festival.In 2024, JoJo was invited back to Columbia College Chicago as a guest speaker to talk with current students about his success with "BRUTUS" after graduating.JoJo's other projects have screened at Festivals in India, Italy, and the United States and have won awards like the Lisa Buscani Award from the Neo Futurist Theater and Top 25 Most-Voted Podcast in the MyRodeCast Competition.Through his work, JoJo aims to inspire creativity and remind viewers that-- no matter how tough it gets-- there will always be better days ahead.
Rendering of JoJo Scanlon circa 2018 by artist Worthikids
PORTFOLIO
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"Community: Contemporary Anthropology" - 2020
WRITER
In this feature-length spec script based on the sitcom series "Community" by Dan Harmon, the Spanish Study Group goes on an international quest to rescue Troy from the hands of two oil-rig livin' pirates who are holding him captive following an expedition Troy took with LeVarr Burton that went sour.
AWARDS
Organization | Award | Project | Year |
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C-47 Film Festival | Nevada Filmmaker Award (Presented by the Nevada Film Board) | BRUTUS | 2024 |
C-47 Film Festival | Best TV Pilot | BRUTUS | 2024 |
DaVinci International Film Festival | Official Selection | BRUTUS | 2024 |
Dam Short Film Festival | Official Selection | BRUTUS | 2024 |
Another Hole in The Head Film Festival | Official Selection | BRUTUS | 2023 |
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) | Outstanding Technical Achievement: Animation | BRUTUS | 2023 |
Atlanta Comedy Fillm Festival | Best Animation | BRUTUS | 2023 |
South Carolina Underground Film Festival (SCUFF) | Best Animation | BRUTUS | 2023 |
Vegas Movie Awards | Best Animation | BRUTUS | 2023 |
MyRodeCast | Top-25 Most-Voted Podcast | Boys Night | 2021 |
100 Cooks In The Kitchen Film Festival | Lisa Buscani Award | Final Lap | 2021 |
Kalakari International Film Fest | Official Selection | Just Be Friends | 2021 |
Vesuvius International Film Festival | Finalist | Just Be Friends | 2021 |
PRESS
JoJo Scanlon hosting a Q&A following the "BRUTUS: Inside The Director's Cut" screening at Millennium FANDOM Bar in Las Vegas, NV, 2024
JoJo Scanlon appearing as a guest on "The Outlet To Reality" podcast hosted by Yaakov Muniz to promote "BRUTUS", 2024
JoJo Scanlon appearing on The Unclassified Podcast hosted by Ali The Gran Finali to talk about "BRUTUS" and his filmmaking journey , 2024
Listen and learn from the SPLASH alumni panel programmed by faculty filmmaker Missy Hernandez at Columbia College Chicago hosted by MFA candidate Emma Mazurek and joined by Columbia College Chicago Alumni and Friends. How did they get started and what are they doing now? Drew Brown ('22) LA based screenwriter currently working on AppleTV+ JoJo Scanlon ('22) Las Vegas based writer/director with an award-winning animated short titled BRUTUS Akanksha Cruczynski ('21) New York based writer/director/actor currently working on the feature version of her Student Academy award-winning short titled CLOSE TIES TO HOME COUNTRY Ashanti Sharrieff ('21) New York based producer and owner of media based production company True Tone Collective Mia Wicklund ('12) Chicago based multi-hyphenate currently working as a Script Coordinator for a new series titled EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK
Posted by Cinema and Television Arts on Saturday, April 13, 2024
JoJo Scanlon appearing as a guest speaker on a Young Alumni panel for Columbia College Chicago's SPLASH event series hosted by Missy Hernandez, 2024
Columbia College Chicago promoting JoJo Scanlon's guest speaker appearance at their SPLASH event series, 2024
JoJo Scanlon appearing on the Film Goals Podcast with Angel Contreras to talk about "BRUTUS" and pitching to networks, 2024
JoJo Scanlon on the panel for "Underground: What Lies Beneath" block at the Dam Short Film Festival following a screening of "BRUTUS", 2024
JoJo Scanlon on the Boulder City Podcast to promote the Dam Short Film Festival's screening of "BRUTUS", 2024
Film Snob Review's review of "BRUTUS", 2023
JoJo Scanlon on the panel for "D Block" at the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival following a screening of "BRUTUS", 2023
JoJo Scanlon being interviewed by Columbia College Chicago for the Manifest Arts Festival, 2022
CONTACT
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